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    			| The 2019 Benchwarmer BashAssociation Championships in the Dennis Eckersley FederationThe Benchwarmer Bash begins with Association Championships.  
		  The 64 leagues are divided into 8 Federations. Each Federation 
		  has 2 Associations.  In 2019, each Association has 2 leagues.  
		  See the breakdown on the
          Leagues page.   League champions advance to the Association round.  In 
				future seasons, this will include some wild card teams.  
				The 2 league champs play a best-of-7 series and the winner 
				advances to the Federation tournament.   Teams are seeded based on their Association 
		  power index   Seeding - Association Championships:  
					
						| Johnny Evers Association:
							Longball Champion: Danny's - Power Index: 2 - 
							Danny ZaccaroBlame Canada Champion: House - Power Index: 3 - 
							Blame Canada | Darrell Evans Association:
							Experts Champion: Stateroom - Power Index: 6 - 
							Jason KiernanGolden Throat Champion: Atlantic City - Power 
							Index: 15 - Tom McGraw |  
						| Buck Ewing Association:
							Birdland Champion: Them - Power Index: 7 - 
							Jamison ReeseScooby Doo Champion: Big City - Power Index: 8 - 
							Mark Currie | Dwight Evans Association:
							Moneyball Champion: Crumpton - Power Index: 1 - 
							Jesse RocheBorn To Run Champion: Central City - Power 
							Index: 3 - David Henning |    | 
                 Past Association Champions2019 is the first season of Association play |  
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              Johnny Evers AssociationJump to games |  
              | Association Final: |  
              | House (94-56, Blame Canada) vs. Danny's (94-56, 
			  Longball) | 2019 Johnny Evers Association Champion: 
			  Danny's Wallbangers (Longball) - Danny Zaccaro |  
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              Darrell Evans AssociationJump to games |  
              | Association Final: |  
              | Atlantic City (81-69, Golden 
			  Throat) vs. Stateroom (83-67, Experts) | 2019 Darrell Evans Association Champion: 
			  Atlantic City High Rollers (Golden Throat) - Tom 
			  McGraw |  
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              Buck Ewing AssociationJump to games |  
              | Association Final: |  
              | Big City (82-68, Scooby Doo) vs. Them (85-65, 
			  Birdland) | 2019 Buck Ewing Association Champion: 
			  Them Olde Black Crows (Birdland) - Jamison Reese |  
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              Dwight Evans AssociationJump to games |  
              | Association Final: |  
              | Central City (89-61, Born to Run) vs. Crumpton (109-41, 
			  Moneyball) | 2019 Dwight Evans Association Champion: 
			  Crumpton Roches (Moneyball) - Jesse Roche |  
 2019 Benchwarmer Bash - Association Championships 
						Johnny Evers Association
                      
      
        
          | Game | Johnny Evers Association Championship |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | House | 3 | 8 | 1 | Box |  | Danny's | 4 | 8 | 1 |  | WP - J.deGrom (1-0)  LP - Hou BP (0-1) HR: Hou: S.Kingery (1), L.Rengifo (1); Dan: Y.Moncada (1), N.Arenado (1), A.Avila (1)
 Danny's leads 1-0
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          | 2 | | Extra Innings | R | H | E |  |  | House | 7 | 14 | 3 | Box |  | Danny's | 6 | 9 | 1 |  | WP - S.Bieber (1-0)  LP - M.Bumgarner (0-1) HR: Hou: W.Contreras (1); Dan: T.Story (1), M.Brantley (1), C.Kelly (1)
 Series tied 1-1
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          | 3 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Danny's | 5 | 10 | 0 | Box |  | House | 7 | 10 | 4 |  | WP - Hou BP (1-1)  LP - W.Miley (0-1) HR: Dan: N.Arenado (2); Hou: J.Smoak (1)
 House leads 2-1
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Danny's | 6 | 11 | 0 | Box |  | House | 10 | 16 | 1 |  | WP - Hou BP (2-1)  LP - I.Nova (0-1) HR: Dan: N.Arenado (3), M.Brantley 2 (3); Hou: B.Harper (1), E.Jimenez (1), J.Smoak (2)
 House leads 3-1
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          | 5 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Danny's | 4 | 11 | 1 | Box |  | House | 3 | 11 | 2 |  | WP - N.Syndergaard (1-0)  LP - L.Lynn (0-1) HR: Dan: J.Davis (1)
 House leads 3-2
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          | 6 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | House | 5 | 13 | 1 | Box |  | Danny's | 6 | 10 | 2 |  | WP - J.deGrom (2-0)  LP - J.Flaherty (0-1) HR: Hou: M.Betts (1), T.Hernandez 2 (2); Dan: Y.Moncada (2), M.Betts (1), N.Cruz (1), M.Brantley (4)
 Series tied 3-3
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          | 7 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | House | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box |  | Danny's | 10 | 16 | 1 |  | WP - A.Civale (1-0)  LP - S.Bieber (1-1) HR: Hou: B.Harper (2); Dan: H.Alberto (1), N.Cruz (2), N.Arenado (4), C.Kelly (2)
 Danny's wins series 4-3
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						Darrell Evans Association
                      
      
        
          | Game | Darrell Evans Association Championship |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Atlantic City | 4 | 4 | 0 | Box |  | Stateroom | 6 | 6 | 0 |  | WP - Stat BP (1-0)  LP - C.Paddack (0-1) HR: AC: R.Acuna (1), M.Muncy (1), D.Vogelbach (1)
 Stateroom leads 1-0
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          | 2 | | Extra Innings | R | H | E |  |  | Atlantic City | 2 | 11 | 0 | Box |  | Stateroom | 3 | 8 | 1 |  | WP - P.Corbin (1-0)  LP - AC BP (0-1) HR: AC: K.Newman (1); Stat: J.Donaldson (1), Y.Gurriel (1), K.Newman (1)
 Stateroom leads 2-0
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          | 3 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Stateroom | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box |  | Atlantic City | 9 | 9 | 1 |  | WP - AC BP (1-1)  LP - J.Cueto (0-1) HR: Stat: T.Anderson (1), J.Altuve (1); AC: C.Blackmon (1), R.Acuna (2), J.Altuve (1)
 Stateroom leads 2-1
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Stateroom | 2 | 9 | 0 | Box |  | Atlantic City | 5 | 7 | 0 |  | WP - D.Hudson (1-0)  LP - D.Smyly (0-1) HR: Stat: R.Grichuk (1); AC: J.Realmuto (1)
 Series tied 2-2
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          | 5 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Stateroom | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box |  | Atlantic City | 7 | 5 | 0 |  | WP - AC BP (2-1)  LP - S.Turnbull (0-1) HR: Stat: T.Anderson (2), J.Donaldson (2), R.Grichuk (2); AC: C.Blackmon (2), M.Muncy (2)
 Atlantic City leads 3-2
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          | 6 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Atlantic City | 8 | 8 | 0 | Box |  | Stateroom | 5 | 12 | 1 |  | WP - C.Paddack (1-1)  LP - A.Wainwright (0-1) HR: AC: C.Yelich (1), M.Muncy (3); Stat: J.Donaldson (3), G.Springer (1)
 Atlantic City wins series 4-2
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						Buck Ewing Association
                      
      
        
          | Game | Buck Ewing Association Championship |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Big City | 4 | 10 | 0 | Box |  | Them | 5 | 8 | 0 |  | WP - S.Strasburg (1-0)  LP - C.Hamels (0-1) HR: BC: M.Canha (1); Them: R.Acuna (1)
 Them leads 1-0
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          | 2 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Big City | 1 | 8 | 0 | Box |  | Them | 5 | 7 | 0 |  | WP - S.Gray (1-0)  LP - BC BP (0-1) HR: BC: X.Bogaerts (1); Them: E.Suarez (1)
 Them leads 2-0
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          | 3 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Them | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box |  | Big City | 5 | 10 | 0 |  | WP - BC BP (1-1)  LP - G.Gonzalez (0-1) HR: Them: R.Acuna (2), A.Bregman (1); BC: X.Bogaerts (2), M.Canha (2)
 Them leads 2-1
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Them | 4 | 6 | 0 | Box |  | Big City | 5 | 11 | 0 |  | WP - BC BP (2-1)  LP - M.Fiers (0-1) HR: Them: A.Bregman (2); BC: M.Canha (3)
 Series tied 2-2
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          | 5 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Them | 9 | 11 | 1 | Box |  | Big City | 4 | 11 | 0 |  | WP - A.Young (1-0)  LP - M.Boyd (0-1) HR: Them: A.Rizzo 2 (2), A.Bregman (3); BC: M.Canha (4)
 Them leads 3-2
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          | 6 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Big City | 4 | 8 | 2 | Box |  | Them | 7 | 11 | 2 |  | WP - Them BP (1-0)  LP - BC BP (2-2) HR: Them: G.Springer (1), A.Rizzo (3), J.Baez (1)
 Them wins series 4-2
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						Dwight Evans Association
                      
      
        
          | Game | Dwight Evans Association Championship |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Central City | 3 | 8 | 2 | Box |  | Crumpton | 5 | 9 | 1 |  | WP - S.Bieber (1-0)  LP - CC BP (0-1) HR: Crum: J.Soto (1), M.Trout (1), K.Hiura (1)
 Crumpton leads 1-0
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          | 2 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Central City | 5 | 10 | 0 | Box |  | Crumpton | 7 | 15 | 1 |  | WP - J.Samardzija (1-0)  LP - CC BP (0-2) HR: CC: M.Semien 2 (2), D.Murphy (1); Crum: M.Trout (2), C.Bellinger 2 (2)
 Crumpton leads 2-0
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          | 3 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Crumpton | 1 | 9 | 2 | Box |  | Central City | 3 | 4 | 2 |  | WP - E.Rodriguez (1-0)  LP - C.Kershaw (0-1) HR: none
 Crumpton leads 2-1
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Crumpton | 8 | 12 | 0 | Box |  | Central City | 4 | 14 | 1 |  | WP - A.Nola (1-0)  LP - S.Bieber (0-1) HR: Crum: J.Soto (2), J.Realmuto (1), T.Turner (1); CC: M.Semien (3), B.Harper (1)
 Crumpton leads 3-1
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          | 5 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Crumpton | 3 | 9 | 0 | Box |  | Central City | 6 | 11 | 0 |  | WP - B.Burke (1-0)  LP - C.Paddack (0-1) HR: none
 Crumpton leads 3-2
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          | 6 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Central City | 4 | 9 | 0 | Box |  | Crumpton | 7 | 15 | 1 |  | WP - Crum BP (1-0)  LP - J.Flaherty (0-1) HR: Crum: M.Betts (1), Y.Moncada (1), C.Bellinger (3)
 Crumpton wins series 4-2
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